Relapse Records
Welcome to the Relapse Records and Release Entertainment newsletter,
a 20,000+ email geared to keep you up to date on what's happening at
the Relapse and Release. In this issue we have information on the Relapse
SXSW Contamination show in Austin, Texas, numerous new releases (nine +),
and several US tours from CEPHALIC CARNAGE, BURNT BY THE SUN, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY,
DYSRHYTHMIA, and BONGZILLA as well as European tours for SKINLESS and 27. If you're
new to the Relapse Records and Release Entertainment newsletter, both labels would like to welcome you.
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01. Relapse Contaminates SXSW!
02. DYING FETUS new record! Massive North American Tour!
03. BURNT BY THE SUN Tour dates!
04. ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY Tour dates!
05. DYSRHYTHMIA record ‘Pretest’, new tour Dates!
06. CEPHALIC CARNAGE tour with SHADOWS FALL!
07. SKINLESS to record new record and undertake European Tour!
08. TODAY IS THE DAY European Tour!
09. BONGZILLA Tour dates!
10. 27 European Tour with ISIS!
11. THE END 'Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient' CD OUT NOW!
12. NEUROSIS 'A Sun That Never Sets' DVD available now!
13. GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS 'Superstar Destroyer' CD coming March 11th!
14. REPULSION 'Horrified' Double CD deluxe re-issue OUT NOW!
15. V/A – Contaminated 5.0 low-price Double CD OUT NOW!
16. BENUMB – 'By Means of Upheaval' CD OUT NOW!
17. vidnaObmana - 'Spore' CD OUT NOW!
18. KALIBAS / RUNE split CD OUT NOW!
19. V/A - A Slight Touch of Grace low-price CD OUT NOW!
20. CHRISTIAN RENOU / BASTARD NOISE 'Brainstorming' split CD OUT NOW!
21. AMORPHIS - 'The Karelian Isthmus' deluxe re-issue CD OUT NOW!
22. DAYLIGHT DIES 'No Reply' CD OUT NOW!
23. REGURGITATE 'Hatefilled Vengeance' CD OUT NOW!
24. V/A – Swedish Assault CD OUT NOW!
25. Relapse Record Retail store
26. Upcoming releases on Relapse Records and Release Entertainment
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1. Relapse Contaminâtes SXSW!
Who: DYSRHYTHMIA, BONGZILLA, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, CEPHALIC CARNAGE, MASTODON, and BURNT BY THE SUN
What: the Relapse Records 2003 SXSW Showcase
When: Friday, March 14th 2003 at 7 pm sharp
Where: Emo’s Annex at 6th and Red River (across the street from Emo’s)
The line-up is as follows!
8:00 pm - DYSRHYTHMIA
9:00 pm - BONGZILLA
10:00 pm - ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY
11:00 pm - CEPHALIC CARNAGE
12:00 pm - MASTODON
1:00 am - BURNT BY THE SUN
This show is SXSW sponsored and open to the public! More details to follow shortly!
For more information please access www.Relapse.com or www.sxsw.com!
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2. DYING FETUS new record! Massive North American Tour!
DYING FETUS have finished recording their new full-length, entitled
‘Stop At Nothing’, at Maryland’s Hit & Run Studios with longtime producer Steve
Carr. Immediately upon finishing the record the recently-expanded quintet (with
new guitarist Mike Kimball) will hit the road for a massive US Tour with Hate Eternal,
Kataklysm, and Into Eternity.
‘Stop At Nothing’ – coming May 13th!
- DYING FETUS Tour Dates -
February 21 El Paso, TX E-9 (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 22 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 23 Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 24 Las Vegas, NV Huntridge Theater (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 25 Los Angeles, CA Key Club (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 26 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 27 Santa Ana, CA Galaxy Theater (w/ Hate Eternal)
February 28 San Francisco, CA The Pound (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 1 Portland, OR Meow Meow (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 2 Seattle, WA Graceland (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 4 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 6 St. Paul, MN The Lab (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 7 Aurora, IL Rockhouse USA (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 8 Lacrosse, WI Warehouse Niteclub (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 9 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 10 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 11 Buffalo, NY Showplace Theater (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 12 Manchester, NH Chantilly’s (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 13 New London, CT El N Gee (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 14 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 15 Cohoes, NY Saratoga Winners (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 16 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 18 W. Springfield, VA Jaxx (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 19 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla’s (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 20 Atlanta, GA Masquerade (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 21 Spartanburg, SC Ground Zero (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 22 Tampa, FL Brass Mug (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 23 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room (w/ Hate Eternal)
March 28 Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolis (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Lickgoldensky)
March 29 Brooklyn, NY L’Amours
March 30 Springfield, MA Fat Kat Music Hall
* OUT NOW! DYING FETUS "Destroy The Opposition" CD
* DYING FETUS @ MP3.com: http://www.mp3.com/dyingfetus
* Visit DYING FETUS' official site: http://www.dyingfetus.com
* COMING MAY 13th! DYING FETUS "Stop At Nothing" CD
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3. BURNT BY THE SUN tour dates!
BURNT BY THE SUN will undertake a short tour to SXSW with label mates ALABAMA
THUNDERPUSSY and DYSRHYTHMIA! This short tour will include the BURNT BY THE SUN's
first Texas and New Orleans appearances in the process. See dates below!
- BURNT BY THE SUN Tour Dates -
February 22 Richmond, VA 929 Café (w/ Darkest Hour, Count Me Out)
February 23 Baltimore, MD Otto Bar (w/ lickgoldensky)
March 2 Syracuse, NY Bridge St. Music Hall
March 8 Winston-Salem, NC Brew Ha-Ha’s (w/ Alabama Thunderpussy, Dysrhythmia, Every Time I Die & more)
March 9 Atlanta, GA Neutron Bomb (w/ Alabama Thunderpussy, Dysrhythmia)
March 10 Memphis, TN Precious Cargo (w/ Dysrhythmia)
March 11 Houston, TX Walters on Washington (w/ Alabama Thunderpussy, Dysrhythmia)
March 12 Fort Worth, TX Wreck Room (w/ Alabama Thunderpussy, Dysrhythmia)
March 13 Wichita Falls, TX MacStack (w/ Dysrhythmia)
March 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Annex (the Relapse SXSW showcase)
March 15 New Orleans, LA Zeppelin’s (w/ Mastodon, Dysrhythmia)
March 21 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel (w/ Dysrhythmia)
March 22 Washington, DC The SIS Lounge @American University (w/ Dysrhythmia)
March 28 Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolis (w/ Dying Fetus, Lickgoldensky)
March 29 Bound Brook, NJ Hamilton Street Café (w/ lickgoldensky, Kiss the Cynic)
March 30 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church (w/ Dysrhythmia, City of Caterpillar, lickgoldensky)
* OUT NOW BURNT BY THE SUN 'Soundtrack To the Personal Revolution' CD/ Ltd. Ed. LP
* BURNT BY THE SUN @ MP3.com: http:///www.mp3.com/burntbythesun
* Visit BURNT BY THE SUN's official site: http://www.burntbythesun.com
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4. ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY Tour dates!
ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY will undertake a short tour to SXSW with label mates BURNT
BY THE SUN and DYSRHYTHMIA! Following SXSW, ATP will head north for a string of dates
on their own. See dates below!
Additionally, Relapse will re-issue ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY’s ‘Constellation’ CD,
re-mastered with all new packaging, and two new bonus tracks! Look for ‘Constellation’
to surface in March!
Other activities in the ATP camp include the band putting the finishing touches on several
new songs that will comprise the bulk of their next Relapse full-length.
- ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY Tour Dates -
March 8 Winston-Salem, NC Brew Ha-Ha’s (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Dysrhythmia, Every Time I Die & more)
March 9 Atlanta, GA Neutron Bomb (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Dysrhythmia)
March 10 New Orleans, LA Dixie Tavern
March 11 Houston, TX Walters on Washington (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Dysrhythmia)
March 12 Fort Worth, TX Wreck Room (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Dysrhythmia)
March 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Annex (the Relapse SXSW showcase)
March 15 Dallas, TX Spiderbabies
March 16 San Antonio, TX Sin 13
March 17 Oklahoma City, OK Green Door
March 19 Kansas City, KS The Brick
March 20 St. Louis, MO Way out Club
March 21 Chicago, IL The Note
* OUT NOW ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY "Staring At the Divine" CD / Pic. Disc LP + 7"
* ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY @ MP3.com: http://www.mp3.com/alabamathunderpussy
* Visit ALABAMA THUNDEPUSSY official site: http://www.alabamathunderpussycom
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5. DYSRHYTHMIA tour dates!
DYSRHYTHMIA have completed recording their Relapse debut ‘Pretest’ with engineer Steve Albini
(NIRVANA, HELMET, NEUROSIS). ‘Pretest’ will surface on May 13th!
The Philadelphia-based trio will follow up their recording with a short tour supporting
label mates MASTODON, BURNT BY THE SUN, and ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY. See
dates below.
- DYSRHYTHMIA Tour Dates -
February 23 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar (w/ The Collapse)
February 28 Allentown, PA Pirate’s Cove
March 5 Philadelphia, PA Khyber Pass (with GoGo Bordello)
March 7 Albany, NY Valentine’s (w/ Lake Trout, The Effect)
March 8 Winston-Salem, NC Brew Ha-Ha’s (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Alabama Thunderpussy, Every Time I Die)
March 9 Atlanta, GA Neutron Bomb (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Alabama Thunderpussy)
March 10 Memphis, TN Precious Cargo (w/ Burnt By the Sun)
March 11 Houston, TX Walters on Washington (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Alabama Thunderpussy)
March 12 Fort Worth, TX Wreck Room (w/ Burnt By the Sun, Alabama Thunderpussy)
March 13 Wichita Falls, TX MacStack (w/ Burnt By the Sun)
March 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Annex (the Relapse SXSW showcase)
March 15 New Orleans, LA Zeppelin’s (w/ Mastodon, Burnt By the Sun)
March 16 Little Rock, AR Downtown Music (w/ Bongzilla)
March 17 Johnson City, TN Safety Sheep
March 18 Beavercreek (Dayton), OH Charity Grange Hall
March 19 Athens, OH Union Bar & Grill
March 20 Youngstown, OH Nyabinghi
March 21 Poughkeepsie, NY Club Crannel (w/ Burnt By the Sun)
March 22 Washington, DC The SIS Lounge @American University (w/ Burnt By the Sun)
March 30 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church (w/ Burnt By the Sun, lickgoldensky)
* OUT NOW DYSRHYTHMIA 'No Interference' CD
* DYSRHYTHMIA @ MP3.com: http://www.mp3.com/dysrhythmia
* Visit DYSRHYTHMIA's official site: http://www.dysrhythmiaband.com
* COMING May 13th - DYSRHYTHMIA 'Pretest' CD
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6. CEPHALIC CARNAGE tour with SHADOWS FALL!
Denver’s CEPHALIC CARNAGE will head out on a string of dates with SHADOWS FALL, SHAI HALUD, and
UNEARTH. More tour dates are to be announced but the first dates are listed below!
- CEPHALIC CARNAGE Tour Dates –
March 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Annex (the Relapse SXSW showcase)
March 18 Las Vegas, NV HuntridgeTheater
March 19 Phoenix, AZ Mason Jar
March 20 W. Hollywood, CA Whiskey A Go Go (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
March 23 Seattle, WA Graceland (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
March 25 Denver, CO Gothic Theater (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
March 26 Kansas City, MO El Torreon (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
March 27 Minneapolis, MN Ascot Room (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
March 29 Milwaukee, WI The Rave (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
March 31 Cleveland, OH Agora Theater (w/ Shadows Fall, Shai Halud, Unearth)
May 17 Worcester, MA Palladium (as part of New England Metal & Hardcore Fest)
* OUT NOW CEPHALIC CARNAGE 'Lucid Interval' CD
* CEPHALIC CARNAGE @ MP3.com: http://www.mp3.com/cephaliccarnage
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7. SKINLESS to record new record, undertake European Tour!
SKINLESS will enter Albany’s Max Trax Studios on February 26th with veteran producer Neil Kernon
(Judas Priest, Queensryche, Cannibal Corpse) to record their sophomore Relapse record 'From Sacrifice To Survival'
ORIGIN's John Longstreth will be contributing his drumming talents to the recording, which will include the
tracks "From Sacrifice To Survival", "Don't Risk Infection", "Escalate Discord", "Deathwork" and "Miscreant".
'From Sacrifice To Survival' is tentatively scheduled for a June 3rd release.
Immediately following recording SKINLESS will hit the road for a string of string European dates with THE CROWN
and MONOLITH. See dates below!
- SKINLESS Tour Dates –
***European Tour with THE CROWN, MONOLITH***
March 21 Rotterdam, Netherlands (NL) Baroeg
March 22 Sneek, Netherlands (NL) Bolwerk
March 23 Vosselaar, Belgium (B) Biebob
March 26 London, England (UK) Underworld
March 28 Zofingen, Switzerland (CH) Oxx
March 29 Vienna, Austria (A) Arena
March 30 Prague, Cech Republic (CZ) Black Pres
April 1 Hamburg, Germany (D) Marx
April 2 Munster, Germany (D) Live Arena
April 3 Bischofswerda, Germany (D) East Club
April 4 Berlin, Germany (D) Knaack
April 5 Wermelskirchen, Germany (D) AJZ Bahndamn
April 6 Eindhoven, Netherlands (NL) Effenaar
* OUT NOW SKINLESS 'Foreshadowing Our Demise' CD
* SKINLESS @ MP3.com: http:///www.mp3.com/skinless
* Visit SKINLESS ' official site: http://www.4skinless.com
* COMING June 3rd! - SKINLESS 'From Sacrifice To Survival' CD
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8. TODAY IS THE DAY European Tour!
TODAY IS THE DAY will return to Europe for the first time in 3 years! The trio will headline an extensive
European tour. More dates are to follow but the first dates to be announced are listed below!
- TODAY IS THE DAY Tour Dates –
March 7 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club (as part of March Metal Meltdown)
March 29 Middletown, CT Wesleyan University
May 1 Nottingham, United Kingdom (UK) Old Angel
May 2 Glasgow, United Kingdom (UK) Cathouse
May 3 Oxford, United Kingdom (UK) Zodiac
May 4 Cardiff, United Kingdom (UK) Club Iforbach
May 5 Manchester, United Kingdom (UK) Hop N Grape
May 6 Sheffield, United Kingdom (UK) Corporation
May 7 Stourbridge, United Kingdom (UK) Rock Cafe
May 8 London, United Kingdom (UK) Underworld
May 9 Kontich, Belgium (B) Lintfabrik
May 10 Tilburg, Netherlands (Nl) 013
May 12 Hamburg, Germany (D) Marxthalle
May 18 Berlin, Germany (D) Knaack
* OUT NOW TODAY IS THE DAY 'Sadness Will Prevail' 2xCD
* TODAY IS THE DAY @ MP3.com: http:///www.mp3.com/todayistheday
* Visit TODAY IS THE DAY's official site: http://www.todayistheday.org
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9. BONGZILLA Tour Dates
BONGZILLA roll out on another string of dates to and from their first-ever SXSW appearance. Along the way
BONGZILLA will hook up with label mates MASTODON, BURNT BY THE SUN, DYSRHYTHMIA and many more.
BONZILLA also appears in the new issue of Metal Maniacs. Check it out on news stands now!
- BONGZILLA Tour Dates –
February 27 Chicago, IL Fireside Bowl
March 6 Philadelphia, PA Balcony Bar
March 7 Irvington, NJ Cricket Club (as part of March Metal Meltdown)
March 8 Washington, DC SIS Lounge @ American University
March 9 Virginia Beach, VA Hoopla’s
March 10 Dayton, OH Elbo’s
March 13 Baton Rouge, LA Ichabod’s (w/ Mastodon)
March 14 Austin, TX Emo’s Annex (the Relapse SXSW showcase)
March 15 New Orleans, LA Zeppelins (w/ Mastodon, Burnt By the Sun, Dysrhythmia)
March 16 Little Rock, AR Downtown Music (w/ Dysrhythmia)
March 21 Des Moines, IA Hairy Mary’s
May 15 Worcester, MA Palladium (as part of New England Metal and hXc Fest)
May 23 Roanoke, VA Factory 324
May 24 Youngstown, OH Nyabinghi (as part of Emissions For the Monolith)
* OUT NOW BONGZILLA 'Gateway' CD
* BONGZILLA @ MP3.com: http://www.mp3.com/bongzilla
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10. 27 European Tour with ISIS!
27 will head out on their first-ever European tour supporting Boston heavyweights ISIS! See dates below!
- 27 Tour Dates –
March 9 Nottingham, England (UK) Old Angel
March 10 Middlesborough, England (UK) Georgia Theater
March 11 Glasgow, Scotland (UK) King Tut
March 12 Manchester, England (UK) Road House
March 13 Cardiff, England, (UK) MS1
March 14 Brighton, England (UK) Concord
March 15 London, England (UK) Mean Fiddler
March 16 Koln, Germany (D) Underground
March 17 Hamburg, Germany (D) Molotov
March 18 Copenhagen, Denmark (DK) Loppen
March 19 Stockholm, Sweden (S) Debaser
March 20 Gotheborg, Sweden (S) tba
March 21 Oslo, Norway (N) So What
March 22 Malmo, Sweden (S) Inkonst
March 23 Groningen, Holland (NL) Vera
March 24 Amsterdam, Holland (NL) OCCII
March 25 Arnhem, Holland (NL) Goudvishal
March 26 Berlin, Germany (D) Magnet
March 27 Leipzig, Germany (D) Conne Island
March 28 Linz, Austria (A) Kapu
March 29 Ljubliana, Slovenia (SL) Channel 0
March 30 Budapest, Hungary (H) Trafo Club (w/ Blind Myself)
* OUT NOW 27 CD 'Songs From the Edge of the Wing' CD
* 27 @ MP3.com: http://www.mp3.com/27
* Visit 27's official site: http://www.27.vg
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11. THE END 'Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient' CD
OUT NOW!
A seamless marriage of manic ferocity and indescribable density, THE END craft startlingly intense,
memorable songs that demand repeated listening THE END merge spiraling guitars, baffling rhythms and
paranoid electronic ambience, and explode in a frenzy of turgid strangulations and hypnotizing time signatures.
Transfer Trachea Reverberations from Point: False Omniscient is a strikingly diverse display of passionate,
articulate heavy music.
* OUT NOW THE END 'Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient' CD
* THE END @ MP3.com: http:///www.mp3.com/the_end_toronto
* Visit THE END's official site: http://www.allchaos.com
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12. NEUROSIS 'A Sun That Never Sets' DVD OUT NOW!
Accompanied by incredible visuals that the band's live set is known for, 'A Sun That Never Sets' DVD is
the complete NEUROSIS experience for your living room! NEUROSIS finds redemption through expression, creating
uncompromising, evocative music that has blossomed to encompass the passionate, raw emotions of the band. Like
listening to glorious shades of light, in all their contrasting degrees, 'A Sun That Never Sets' blends unprecedented
beauty and radiance with their classic use of dynamics and power and is a truly moving event for your ears, eyes
and inner self.
'A Sun That Never Sets' DVD is in fines stores now!
* OUT NOW NEUROSIS 'A Sun That Never Sets' DVD / CD/ Ltd. Ed. Double LP
* NEUROSIS @ MP3.com: http:///www.mp3.com/Neurosis
* Visit NEUROSIS' official site: http://www.neurosis.com
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13. GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS – Superstar Destroyer CD coming March 11th!
Shut your windows, lock your doors and hold on to your women, the world's hardest rock band has returned!!
Reclaiming their Championship belts, GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS deliver Superstar Destroyer, a blazing, balls-out
barrage of hostile attitude and drunken mayhem! The GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS are musical outlaws fighting an endless war,
and they won't leave until your cities are burned. 666% killer hard rock
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14. REPULSION – Horrified Double CD deluxe re-issue OUT NOW!
What kind of introduction could possibly do justice to the most influential grindcore / death metal band
of all time? REPULSION introduced the world to insane blasting drums, bone jarring distorted bass, and
the most vile lyrics imaginable. Originally released in Europe during 1989 by members of CARCASS on their
Necrosis Records label, Horrified is a genre-pioneering masterpiece that has influenced almost every band
playing death metal, most notably NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, ENTOMBED, CANNIBAL CORPSE, etc. Horrified features
eighteen pulsating rhapsodies guaranteed to scramble synapses and rupture eardrums. With this, the definitive
Horrified re-issue, REPULSION will now see the recognition they deserve. Horrified '2002' includes the classic LP,
the Excruciation 7", and the elusive REPULSION demos, plus a bonus disc replete with extremely rare demo material
and a live radio broadcast from GENOCIDE (REPULSION pre-1987). Fans of REPULSION, as well as anyone curious about
the origin of the musical style known as grindcore / death metal, will find all answers here.
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15. V/A – Contaminated 5.0 low-price Double CD sampler OUT NOW!
Relapse Records accelerates mankind's descent into oblivion and besmears the new year with contamination 5.0,
it's most volatile label sampler yet Contamination 5.0 spreads its ailments via forty-five deadly doses of potent
poison from Relapse staples (NILE, The DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, NASUM, NEUROSIS, SOILENT GREEN, SUFFOCATION, etc.),
newcomers (HIGH ON FIRE, MASTODON, ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY, THE END, DYSRHYTHMIA, etc.), and cult favorites (REPULSION,
CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, HEMDALE, BROKEN BONES, etc.) alike. Each facet of Relapse's already burgeoning arsenal is
represented in its most explosive and insidious form, all for one astoundingly low price.
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16. BENUMB – 'By Means of Upheaval' CD OUT NOW!
BENUMB have established a reputation among punks and metal heads alike as one of the most aggressive American hardcore
bands. With their new album, By Means of Upheaval, BENUMB delivers twenty two anger-inspired tracks of ferocious and
relentless grind. Blending social concern and political frustration into a lyrical attack that equals the band's sonic
violence, BENUMB absolutely destroy, delivering a rebellion-inducing audio onslaught!
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17. vidnaObmana - 'Spore' coming CD OUT NOW!
The second chapter in renowned ethno-ambient / electronic artist vidnaObmana's Dante trilogy, and follow-up to his
critically acclaimed Tremor release, Spore is the apotheosis of vidna's fascination for Dante's Inferno poem. Whereas
Tremor was a 'musical trip downwards', Spore is the actual under worldly dwelling place. References to vidna's 'industrial'
past of the early 80's remain strongly present, while the fusion of his ambient soundscapes with bolder and less spatial
combinations of harmonics, dynamics and experimentation is even more accentuated. Rhythmic, dense, eerie and pulsating,
Spore continues where Tremor left off...vidnaObmana again utilizing his vast collection of instruments (like the Slovakian
Fujara and the electric guitar) along with more industrial-like elements to score this much anticipated second chapter.
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18. KALIBAS / RUNE split CD OUT NOW!
In the continued tradition of releasing the most unkind mind grind, Relapse Records presents a dual offering of disharmonic
digital dexterity. Tech-grind powerhouse KALIBAS deliver spastic, lightning speed grind-extremity while RUNE unleash four
tracks of intense, extreme music incorporating dark, perplexing metal and experimental electronics. This is music to mangle
your mind!
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19. V/A - A Slight Touch of Grace low-price CD OUT NOW!
Release Entertainment is proud to present A Slight Touch Of Grace, a low-price compilation highlighting the present and future of the label’s eclectic and ever-expanding roster. From minimalist electronica to dark electronics, from neo-classical to smoky, sultry pop, each facet of the label is represented in all its multitude of styles and vibrant shades of sound. A Slight Touch Of Grace includes unreleased material from ALIO DIE / MATTHIAS GRASSOW and TROUM alongside tracks from critically acclaimed artists such as vidnaObmana, ROBERT RICH, NOSTALGIA, AmberAsylum and the crop of new Release Entertainment talent. Hearing is believing!
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20. CHRISTIAN RENOU / BASTARD NOISE 'Brainstorming' split CD OUT NOW!
Two of the most prolific and inventive noise musicians from the past decade have merged and delivered “Brainstorming”. Both abstract and impressionistic, each piece inspires a concrete vision by association. “Brainstorming” is an autodidact in acoustics and organic recording techniques.
Formed in 1991, BASTARD NOISE co-existed alongside the power violence group
MAN IS THE BASTARD until the aforementioned group’s demise in 1996. BASTARD NOISE creates noise at its best with an orchestra of homespun instruments and loads of lo-fi electronics, field recordings and power electronics.
French sound artist, CHRISTIAN RENOU has been quietly turning out intricate and beautiful music for more than 17 years. Formally known as BRUME (1985-2001), he has consistently been one of the most interesting musicians of the mid-80’s home-taper scene. RENOU has won himself a place of his own with his crossover between collage, electro-acoustics and noise.
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21. AMORPHIS - 'The Karelian Isthmus' deluxe re-issue CD OUT NOW!
With feral ferocity Finland's AMORPHIS emerged from Scandinavia's renowned death metal scene in the early nineties as contenders for world domination. Their debut release The Karelian Isthmus (named for a historic battlefield in Finland) is a crushing crusade of majestically moving atmospheric death metal. Relapse has re-issued this long out-of-print classic in a special deluxe edition. The Karelian Isthmus has been re-mastered, re-packaged, and features six bonus tracks taken from the band's first recording for Relapse (the Privilege of Evil session). This is the definitive collection of material from AMORPHIS' earliest days and truly a testament to the power of vintage death metal.
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22. DAYLIGHT DIES 'No Reply'
Among the most recognized acts of the American doom-death revival, DAYLIGHT DIES play depressive, melodic death metal with emotionally haunting melody lines. DAYLIGHT DIES blend rapturous guitar riffs with pleasant but funereal guitar leads, hair-raising vocals and an adventurous musical vision. No Reply is the perfect palette to showcase DAYLIGHT DIES' colorful depth and conscious attention to detail, melody and atmosphere.
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23. REGURGITATE 'Hatefilled Vengeance' CD OUT NOW!
Sweden's REGURGITATE play skull-shearing grindcore in its most vile and extreme form. Recorded at Soundlab Studios (NASUM) and mastered by Scott Hull (PIG DESTROYER), Hatefilled Vengeance is easily REGURGITATE's slickest and sickest material to date, perfectly capturing the pummeling power and primal fury of these heralded grind kings.
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24. V/A – Swedish Assault CD OUT NOW!
The Swedish Assault sees Relapse continuing the spread of global underground contamination. The fourth installment of this ongoing series presents six blistering bands intent on delivering some of the most scalding sounds to be found - anywhere. Grinding tracks from SAYYADINA, ASSEL, BIRDFLESH and
Relapse's own DISFEAR, GADGET and GENOCIDE SUPERSTAR and superb packaging ensure that listeners searching for new forms of extremity find exactly what they deserve!
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25. Relapse Record Retail store
The Relapse Records Retail store has been re-modeled and re-opened. Visit the new and improved store 608 South 4th St, Philadelphia, PA., PH: 215.629.1090.
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26. Upcoming releases on Relapse Records, Release Entertainment, and Desolation House
::: [COMING March 13, 2003] :::
~ GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS "Superstar Destroyer" CD
::: [COMING April 1, 2003] :::
~ GODFLESH "Messiah" CD
~ AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED "Altered States of America" 3” CD / 10” Lp
~ EAST WEST BLAST TEST (featuring Dave Witte and Chris Dodge) CD
~ V/A – DUTCH ASSAULT CD (featuring INHUME, SUPPOSITORY, LAST DAYS OF HUMANITY, S.M.E.S.)
::: [COMING April 22, 2003] :::
~ MORTICIAN "Darkest Day of Horror" CD
~ MERZBOW "Pulse Demon" CD re-issue
::: [COMING May 13, 2003] :::
~ DYING FETUS "Stop at Nothing" CD
~ DYSRHYTHMIA "Pretest" CD
::: [OUT NOW] :::
~ V/A Contaminated 5.0 2xCD (Relapse Records low-price 2xCD sampler featuring 45 tracks from 45 different bands)
~ BENUMB "By Means of Upheaval" CD
~ vidnaObmana "Spore" CD (Release Entertainment)
~ AMORPHIS "The Karelian Isthmus" Deluxe CD Re-issue with bonus tracks
~ REPULSION "Horrified" Deluxe 2xCD Re-issue
~ V/A – KALIBAS / RUNE split CD
~ CHRISTIAN RENOU / BASTARD NOISE CD (Desolation House)
~ THE END "Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient" CD
~ NEUROSIS "A Sun That Never Sets" DVD
~ GRUNTSPLATTER "Chronicling the Famine" CD
~ V/A - A Slight Touch of Grace CD (Release Entertainment low-price sampler vidnaObmana, ROBERT RICH, NOSTALGIA, TROUM, AMBER ASYLUM, and more)
~ REGURGITATE "Hate Filled Vengeance" Mini-CD
~ V/A - SWEDISH ASSAULT CD (featuring GENOCIDE SUPERSTARS, GADGET, DISFEAR,
BIRDFLESH, ASSEL, SAYYADINA)
~ DAYLIGHT DIES "No Reply" CD
~ NILE "In Their Darkened Shrines" CD/Double LP
~ CEPHALIC CARNAGE "Lucid Interval" CD
~ TODAY IS THE DAY "Sadness Will Prevail" 2xCD
~ BONGZILLA "Gateway" CD
~ NOSTALGIA "Arcana Publicata Vilescunt" CD
~ SUBTERRANEAN SOURCE "Vivid Circles" CD
* Visit the RELAPSE RECORDS STORE in Philadelphia, PA! RELAPSE RECORDS 608 South 4th St, Philadelphia, PA., PH: 215.629.1090
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